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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), December 9, 1948, p. 2

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the triuune stouffville oct thursday december 9th 194s affimyftaamai christmas suggestions all thru the store well help you solve your gift problems mothers list house coal scarf sweater coat aprons blouse parasols gloves china handbag cornflower crystal hosiery linen handkerchiefs sister pyjamas wooletterayon ski sox heavy wool leather mitts angora gloves wool snuggies rayon panties brushcombmirror sets boudoir lamps fancy china pieces fathers list gloves leather or wool handkerchiefs socks sockdryers ties billfolds pen and pencil sets scarf hassock brother penknife golf hose leather mitts ties flash lights belts sweaters santa claus parade saturday december 11th stolffviliil for the house reversible smyrna rugs axminster and garuk lan rugs bed spreads cushions satin comforters boudoir and table lamps table cloths linen lace plas tic do your christmas shopping early ontario mmmmmmmmmmmkmmm list now available to growers a complete list of ail potato fields in the province which have met standards of foundation a and certified seed grades has been prepared and copies are available without charge the list i gives growers names and i addresses together with varieties i acreage and grade standing application for copies of the lis j should be made to local agricul tural representatives otlices of dominion seed potato certification service or to the crops seeds and weeds branch ontario depart ment of agriculture parliament buildings toronto many growers and buyers con sider it good business management to make provision for supplies ot high quality seed during fall and winter months as a result infop- mation which the list contains is usually much in demand at this lime north york conservatives line up riding officers with a federal election a district possibility next year members of the north york progressive con servative association chose their executive for 1919 at the annual meeting in woodbridge vice presidents representing various parts of the riding were added to the executive and representation of youth and the ladies was strengthened nelson boylen of north york township was elected president for the third straight year other officers are honorary presidents j d sibbald jacksons point frank 0 reeves weston major lex mackenzie provincial member for north york woodbridge earl toole whitchurch twp and j o little newmarket vice presidents each represent ing a district north stan osborne newmarket centre c a cathers newmarket south t r deacon north york township and mark- ham and stouffville charles hooper vicepresident chairman of or ganization arthur wells maple assisted by floyd e corner aurora vicepresident for ladies mrs frank hope newmarket assisted by mrs schuyler snively mrs joan geary of woodbridge and mrs w a curtis vice- president representing north york progressive conservative youth organization sinclair stevens kleinberg assisted by john sib bald jacksons point howard case aurora and garth moore north york township vice- president for information and education reg h- soward vice- president for finance arthur walwyn kleinberg secretary archie cameron woodbridge assisted by norman bagg maple treasurer frank reeves weston serving trays knowles sister was also present born in aurora mr knowles was the son of this communitys first brick manufacturer he enter ed his fathers business as a young man but later gave it up for a more profitable bricklaying career at s3 he is still active in his bricklaying trade and works four or five hours daily his wife at 82 still looks after their home and neither needs eyeglasses mr knowles spends most of his spare time at his hobbies of making grandfather clocks inlaid tables and handmade town acclaims aurora couple wed 60 years james a knowles of aurora who in his time built half the buildings in aurora and his wife the former annie mckinnon last week celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in their aurora home also built by mr knowles with them was their only son a edward of bangor maine who flew here for the occasion bring ing with him a wild swamp orchid flown from caracas venezuela among many wellwishers on hand to congratulate the couple lifelong residents of this town were the entire town council mrs hunt club fetes whitchurch farmer more than 900 farmers and land owners from northern york county gathered in aurora high school last evening for the annual party given in their honor by members of the toronto and north york hunt guests were well entertained with such attractions as bingo with 100 prizes moving pictures square dancing and refreshments and all arrangements for the mammoth party were made by members of the toronto and north york now one of the oldest hunts on the north american continent hounds of the old toronto over by north york in 1932 go continuously back for 105 years frank proctor joint master of fox hounds proudly commented that makes it the oldest pack in north america in expression of appreciation of the cooperation given by farmers to members of the hunt mr proc tor said the district in which we hunt covers roughly an area of 15 square miles running east and west of yonge street and stretch ing from bond lake to queensville the club is located in aurora the approximate centre of the area while there are a goodly num ber of wire fences in the area continued the wellknown mfh we put up wood fences at our own expense wherever necessary mr proctor explained that although there are a great number of foxes in the district the hunt is not always rewarded with a brush he attributed the poor hunting to the great number of marshes and small lakes which afford excellent cover for the wily animals however we help drive them out of the farmers fields and keep them from multiplying too fast added mr proctor the hunt par- ticiptes in a few drag hunts since it is felt that following the scent left by a piece of meat dragged over the ground destroys the hounds scent for fox we have few hunts in the spring mr proctor stated since that is the time of the farmers spring planting the greater part of the activity takes place in the fenelonborn dentist wills 50000 cash the detrou times carried an item of interest to feiiekjh falls residents it reports on the estate ot dr c m mcarthur a native ob fenelon falls ontario ami here lfl what it says the will of dr clarence m mc arthur dentist who died nov 13 leaves the entire estate of npwarda of 50000 in cash to his widow mrs la verne mcarthur ot the book- cadillac hotel probate judge william f cot ter appointed mrs mcarthur ancl the detriot trust company coexecu tors a stipulation provides that the widow shall receive an allotment of 1000 monthly during the adminis tration of the will dr mcarthur had a very fine den tal business in detroit and is report ed to have been a man of consider able means a friend of red porter a lindsayite now living in detroit says the late dentist was also a race horse owner of some note he owned a number of horses which frequently identified themselves on the turf with their speed an official gent county land scape adviser female has recomi mended an improvement in britisb agriculture that has given rise to the question in the british house of commons why should farmers be told to paint their cowsheds pinks the lady thinks pink cow sheds would be cute fall on a poor rainy day therfi would be about 15 in the field orx a good day there might be up to 50 north star becomes santas sleigh jessie banbury of aurora mr hunt which were formally taken wsimmm order your christmas cake right away our cake is made of rich wholesome ingredients nuts and fruits makes your mouth water just to look at it the stouffville bakery let us do your christmas baking a transcanada air lines north star became santas sleigh recently when it left toronto for vancouver with a 1100pound aircargo ship ment of dolls both large and small on board pandas 42 inches high teddy bears dolls who bubbled and burped dolls with ballerina skirts and sleeping eyes in fact all shapes and sizes were represented in this first air shipment for the 1948 christmas trade the toronto annex to santas workshop exports dolls all over the world and finds that children are fussy natives in south africa prefer white dolls and south american will not buy signorina dolls the picture at bottom right show little sharron norman rather reluc tantly handing a giant panda bear to tca stewardess terry oneill while centre sharron a one of santas unofficial helpers is seen riding on the mechanical loader with the packages just to make sure the dolls are comfortable for their first flight inset top left shows jo kozak tca passenger agent playing mama to the little ones on their arrival at vancouver

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